Animal People - Moral Subjects in the Work of Animal Protection

"What does it mean to work on behalf of animals? This book introduces readers to the professionalized world of Animal Protection in the UK. The book explores the interrelationships between Animal Protection as moral cause and organizational culture, examining how roles or forms of expertise become ethical exercises"--

List of contents

Prologue

1. Animal People, as a Story in the Anthropology of Ethics

2. Dogs in the Office

3. Engaging the Mainstream

4. The Ethical Choice

5. A Brief Note on the Totem of Personality

6. Disciplines of Investigation

7. Evil People (and the Bonds of Rescue)

8. Being Moderate in a World of Interests

9. Moral Subjects

About the author

Adam Reed

Product details

• Authors: Adam Reed
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2025
• EAN: 9781501779633
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-7963-3
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology